IF the roadmap actually has hints and it isn’t coincidence + us wildly reaching, here’s what I’ve got: https://i.imgur.com/h85JvNg.jpg
So the things I can’t place are basically the toddler, cats, and owl.
It could just be animals, because eco = animals if you squint. But other thoughts? (Fully spitballing)
- Egypt (cats and owls fit that well).
- Farming (Bobcat tractors and barn owls)
- A daycare / pet sitting business GP that also adds a bunch of new pets to care for?
- The cats and toddlers are just a knitting reference (yarn and rocking chair respectively)
- CAT is an acronym for an upcoming feature (create a town, create a time, create a trait)
- Zoo or safari (the toddler is hugging a bear, after all).
What do you think?
What if you circled the wrong thing and the hint isn’t the toddler but the image on her dress: the unicorn?
There's so much space in Magnolia Promenade that I wonder if there will be new lots added there eventually, like the skating rinks etc. Looks rather like a waste of World space at the moment. Promenade reminds me of seasides and Ports.
Maybe all the cats on the roadmap image are a reference to an acronym, and the next gamepack will be The Sims 4: Cars And Trains. (or, Cars And Travel).
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Maybe all the cats on the roadmap image are a reference to an acronym, and the next gamepack will be The Sims 4: Cars And Trains. (or, Cars And Travel).
I would love this so much but I think it will be a farm animal pack including horses, cows, sheep, chickens and maybe pigs (and hopefully llamas). Horses/llamas (?) will work like cats and dogs but the rest will be objects. I think that there will be a few gameplay objects to match the animal by-products e.g. a butterchurn for cows. They might throw in a preserve maker object, too?
Kind of sounds a lot for a gamepack now though so I'm not sure.
There are an awful lot of animals on that picture for it to be a coincidence though...
I really hope it is not farming. I want that to be an EP with a big world
I feel the same. I am DESPERATE for farm animals. I get my fix in Sims 3, but I really want them in Sims 4. The gamepacks have been my favorite gameplay wise, but farming needs a big world, which gamepacks don't usually have.
Hmm. I’m thinking a county fair/carnival. Rides and even a hay ride for the kids. What better place to sell those fizzy drinks or candles or knitted items? Maybe a chili contest. Canning added to make preserves. Apple picking. Boardwalk type games to win huge stuffed animals. Psychic career added so sims can get their palms read. This is the only thing I could think of that hasn’t really been done except the boardwalk games and the paranormal career.
Forgot to add maybe even set up and rent a booth for the day
Maybe all the cats on the roadmap image are a reference to an acronym, and the next gamepack will be The Sims 4: Cars And Trains. (or, Cars And Travel).
That is a genius idea. Am I the only one who noticed a new train in the Willow Creek neighborhood and there's containers that resemble the new town? I know that I can't be crazy and not have noticed this train before. I know of the trolley already so this definitely looks new!
> @alan650111 said: > My guess is that the game pack will have a town that is stuck in medieval era and you have horses, cows, sheep, and other farm elements. They could also add royalty role play and perhaps have castles and so forth. I personally would love a medieval farm mixture because that would be such a fun combination of gameplay possibilities! You could have a sword fighting skill. They could bring back archery. There could be butter churning. However, I'd prefer a theme like this be a full out expansion pack to fully deepen each element!
Maybe all the cats on the roadmap image are a reference to an acronym, and the next gamepack will be The Sims 4: Cars And Trains. (or, Cars And Travel).
That is a genius idea. Am I the only one who noticed a new train in the Willow Creek neighborhood and there's containers that resemble the new town? I know that I can't be crazy and not have noticed this train before. I know of the trolley already so this definitely looks new!
The train and shipping containers have always been there from day one. I wouldn't take that as a hint at all.
Maybe all the cats on the roadmap image are a reference to an acronym, and the next gamepack will be The Sims 4: Cars And Trains. (or, Cars And Travel).
That is a genius idea. Am I the only one who noticed a new train in the Willow Creek neighborhood and there's containers that resemble the new town? I know that I can't be crazy and not have noticed this train before. I know of the trolley already so this definitely looks new!
The train and shipping containers have always been there from day one. I wouldn't take that as a hint at all.
Have they???! Wow! I really must be blind. I guess I didn't live in this specific neighborhood that much. I've had the game since release day too! Whoops.
It might be an adolescent pack or something. There was a guru that asked us in a poll about which child is the favorite or something. It was so random that I think that it's something important.
They said it was a major first it could honestly be anything lol
And that's all I have.
My guess is an African travel-themed/safari pack, a new supernatural pack, or indeed something medieval, but then again - that wouldn't really be a major first in the series. I think a futuristic theme isn't likely because that theme is too close to Eco lifestyle, and EA would probably want to make their yearly range of DLC as varied as possible.
I know it's supposed to be a major first so maybe it's a pack focusing slowly on personalities add memory systems add a romance system as well those are all things people have been asking for and it would be a first in the Sam's if it was just a pack concentrating on those things and nothing else I want a family pack like generations though with lots of things for the kids to do though I doubt that'll be it because that's not new to the franchise
Or maybe it's a pack where you can play mini games with your Sims you know like you can do in Tomodachi Life but way more in depth I would also really like a castaway pack or medieval pack but those two things have been done in The Sims before although not on the the main line so I don't think it's them a superhero pack is a possibility that was in the
Also, 'Winter World', 'Superheroes', 'Love', 'Faries' and 'Farming' were all mentioned as possible themes throughout old surveys. The farming theme even got its own twitter poll, after which the community voted for farm animals to be the main focus of that possible pack. Also interesting is the mention of a 'Vacation' expansion pack in a very early survey:
'Head to Mt. Wright for fun winter getaway with ice skating, sledding, and snowboarding, and mysterious ice caves.
Or head to Isla Cordinda to soak up the sun and build sand castles, surf the waves, and uncover ancient tombs.'
These were very early concepts, but it seems like they could have split up this theme in two expansions (Island Living and another pack), which makes the possibility of a winter vacation-themed expansion or game pack even bigger. I think that if they were to make that into an expansion they would include manageable hotels/resorts in the new gameplay.
So the new game pack could have something to do with time-travel/historic gameplay or a winter resort. Then for the november EP my bets are on farming - but I'll guess we'll see.
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What if you circled the wrong thing and the hint isn’t the toddler but the image on her dress: the unicorn?
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I would love this so much but I think it will be a farm animal pack including horses, cows, sheep, chickens and maybe pigs (and hopefully llamas). Horses/llamas (?) will work like cats and dogs but the rest will be objects. I think that there will be a few gameplay objects to match the animal by-products e.g. a butterchurn for cows. They might throw in a preserve maker object, too?
Kind of sounds a lot for a gamepack now though so I'm not sure.
There are an awful lot of animals on that picture for it to be a coincidence though...
Yeah go for Cars Game Pack
I feel the same. I am DESPERATE for farm animals. I get my fix in Sims 3, but I really want them in Sims 4. The gamepacks have been my favorite gameplay wise, but farming needs a big world, which gamepacks don't usually have.
Forgot to add maybe even set up and rent a booth for the day
That is a genius idea. Am I the only one who noticed a new train in the Willow Creek neighborhood and there's containers that resemble the new town? I know that I can't be crazy and not have noticed this train before. I know of the trolley already so this definitely looks new!
Keep in mind it's a major first, so cars and farms are out.
> My guess is that the game pack will have a town that is stuck in medieval era and you have horses, cows, sheep, and other farm elements. They could also add royalty role play and perhaps have castles and so forth. I personally would love a medieval farm mixture because that would be such a fun combination of gameplay possibilities! You could have a sword fighting skill. They could bring back archery. There could be butter churning. However, I'd prefer a theme like this be a full out expansion pack to fully deepen each element!
plus some Dragons!!!!!
The train and shipping containers have always been there from day one. I wouldn't take that as a hint at all.
Have they???! Wow! I really must be blind. I guess I didn't live in this specific neighborhood that much. I've had the game since release day too! Whoops.
They said it was a major first it could honestly be anything lol
And that's all I have.
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'Head to Mt. Wright for fun winter getaway with ice skating, sledding, and snowboarding, and mysterious ice caves.
Or head to Isla Cordinda to soak up the sun and build sand castles, surf the waves, and uncover ancient tombs.'
These were very early concepts, but it seems like they could have split up this theme in two expansions (Island Living and another pack), which makes the possibility of a winter vacation-themed expansion or game pack even bigger. I think that if they were to make that into an expansion they would include manageable hotels/resorts in the new gameplay.
So the new game pack could have something to do with time-travel/historic gameplay or a winter resort. Then for the november EP my bets are on farming - but I'll guess we'll see.